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How to pronounce “detection”
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Pronunciation guide for detection
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- Practice the English pronunciation of detection with real speech in context.
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- Larry Brilliant: TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic 26 minutes
The key to eradicating smallpox was early detection, early response.
- Definition summary
- The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
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How to pronounce detection
Larry Brilliant: TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic 26 minutes

The key to eradicating smallpox was early detection, early response.
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A Deep Dive Into “detection”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
- (obsolete) Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
- (electrical engineering) The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
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